Chinese painters give traditional art new, realistic touch

The highly detailed gongbi technique, with a history of 2,000 years, is still held dear by Chinese painters today.

Subtlety Transcend, an ongoing exhibition at Beijing's Today Art Museum, gathers the latest gongbi paintings of 10 Chinese artists born in the 1970s.

They have not only captured day-to-day objects and happenings in their works, but have also given profound meaning to ordinary life. At the same time, they continue to invoke the spirit of gongbi by sticking to meticulous brushstrokes, as well as communicating implicit feelings.